diff --git a/src/ansiblelint/config.py b/src/ansiblelint/config.py
index acfdbb6511..304d73cfd2 100644
--- a/src/ansiblelint/config.py
+++ b/src/ansiblelint/config.py
@@ -13,9 +13,8 @@
 
 DEFAULT_KINDS = [
     # Do not sort this list, order matters.
-    {"requirements": "requirements.yml"},  # v2 and v1
     {"requirements": "**/meta/requirements.yml"},  # v1 only
-    {"reno": "releasenotes/*/*.{yaml,yml}"},  # reno release notes
+    {"reno": "**/releasenotes/*/*.{yaml,yml}"},  # reno release notes
     {"playbook": "**/playbooks/*.{yml,yaml}"},
     {"playbook": "**/*playbook*.{yml,yaml}"},
     {"role": "**/roles/*/"},
@@ -28,6 +27,7 @@
         "requirements": "**/molecule/*/{collections,requirements}.{yaml,yml}"
     },  # molecule old collection requirements (v1), ansible 2.8 only
     {"yaml": "**/molecule/*/{base,molecule}.{yaml,yml}"},  # molecule config
+    {"requirements": "**/requirements.yml"},  # v2 and v1
     {"playbook": "**/molecule/*/*.{yaml,yml}"},  # molecule playbooks
     {"yaml": "**/*.{yaml,yml}"},
     {"yaml": "**/.*.{yaml,yml}"},
diff --git a/src/ansiblelint/file_utils.py b/src/ansiblelint/file_utils.py
index 8edde0d193..8026e09249 100644
--- a/src/ansiblelint/file_utils.py
+++ b/src/ansiblelint/file_utils.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def kind_from_path(path: Path) -> str:
     """Determine the file kind based on its name."""
     # pathlib.Path.match patterns are very limited, they do not support *a*.yml
     # glob.glob supports **/foo.yml but not multiple extensions
-    pathex = wcmatch.pathlib.PurePath(path)
+    pathex = wcmatch.pathlib.PurePath(path.absolute().resolve())
     for entry in options.kinds:
         for k, v in entry.items():
             if pathex.globmatch(
diff --git a/test/TestUtils.py b/test/TestUtils.py
index 620c54383d..5eaed2f3a0 100644
--- a/test/TestUtils.py
+++ b/test/TestUtils.py
@@ -360,6 +360,10 @@ def test_is_playbook():
         ("examples/playbooks/vars/other.yml", "vars"),
         ("examples/playbooks/vars/subfolder/settings.yml", "vars"),  # deep vars
         ("molecule/scenario/collections.yml", "requirements"),  # deprecated 2.8 format
+        (
+            "../roles/geerlingguy.mysql/tasks/configure.yml",
+            "tasks",
+        ),  # relative path involved
     ),
 )
 def test_default_kinds(monkeypatch, path: str, kind: FileType) -> None: